Will I survive if I will become a vegetarian?  

If you look at the evolution of man, as a species, we were never exclusively a plant-eating animal. The key to healthy living is having a balanced diet. I don't think forsaking meat means having a balanced diet. I don't think there has ever been an in-depth scientific study on the real effects of having an exclusive vegan diet to the human body. So it would be presumptuous to conclude that being vegan means you'll live a healthier life. Maybe I'll convert to a vegan lifestyle if and when I finally see the day when a vegan becomes an olympic champion. Just my thought, before somebody else thinks I'm putting down vegans. To each his own I guess.

One of my sisters was a vegetarian for at least five years and I have to say that it finally took it's toll on her. Keeping a vegetarian diet is not how we were made to eat that I'm aware of. She was always getting sick. Now that she is finally incorporating beans, rice, chicken, fish and meat back in her life she's starting to look healthier and has a glow to her skin.

I highly recommend to anyone who wants to take a vegetarian diet should be seeing a nutritionist first to determine if that would be a healthy choice.

I don't think you can. LoL. Kidding! It's really up to you how much you want to be a vegetarian in the first place... Maybe eating different dishes and trying different sauces or cooking methods will make vegetables more interesting. Maybe if you're not bored with the veggies alone, you'll be able to survive the diet longer.

I'm not a vegetarian but know others do very well eating only vegetables for meals. This is a safe and healthy way of eating. I enjoy pizza, hamburgers and other Italian foods too much and wouldn't be a good candidate for a vegetarian lifestyle. Growing up, we ate alot of meat and potatoes. Old habits are hard to break. Good discussion.

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yeah, i mean you could have beans as protein, and you can even get some veegan food.

That really depends, but the fact that you're wondering about it probably means that you're not. I guess you can survive in the existential sense of the word but I don't think you'd be very happy about it. There are a couple of studies that show that when you try not to have something (chocolate for example), you tend to keep craving for those things. Meat is pretty much the same.

Personally I love vegetables but I couldn't live without the meat. =)

Me and Hubby are vegetarians too, but we also do eat meat ones or twice a week. But regarding your question, maybe yes you can survive of being vegetarian if you have discipline.

You can substitute tofu for meat. There are other means of cooking tofu and i am sure that you like the taste of it too. Sometimes, cooking lentils and dal or any organic foods will also help you.

But i was thinking why you want to avoid such meat and fish? it is a good source of protein too and needed by our body.Although proper moderation is needed to make it balance. Anyway i hope you can adjust for the mean time.

I am not a vegetarian and so I won't really convince you to be one. But that is a good topic you have started. For me I am am being asked the same question maybe I will also throw it back. I know that it is good to be a vegetarian and I am definitely sure that people can still survive "literally.' But since I am a person who loves to eat, I can't take a situation wherein I will see others enjoying meat, chicken and other delicious foods made of meat. I love burgers, chicken and other delicious foods and I can't sacrifice my cravings with them. So I guess it is not really good and advisable to sacrifice eating other delicious foods. I will just go for more on vegetables and fruits and less meat than sacrificing all meat forever. Maybe you can consider that better than eating meat more.

I know a few people who do not eat meat, but they do not exclusively eat only vegetables either. they incorporate pasta, eggs, beans etc. in their diets, that way they are getting proteins in their bodies. There are even vegetarian burgers, hotdogs, fish etc. I have not tried any of the vegetarian substitutes, but when cooked, they smell like the real things.
I only eat chicken and fish, and stay away from pork and beef as much as I can.